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we begin tonight with what's happening at the pentagon. >> i'm barbara starr at the pentagon. defense secretary leon panetta was to be home in california in retirement, but now that congress will not deal with the chuck hagel nomination for another ten days, panetta still is on the job. he will travel to brussels for a nato summit to talk about afghanistan and other security issues. when the summit is over on friday, the big question, does he come back to the pentagon or does he try once again to go home to california? >> i'm poppy harlow in new york and while the markets are closed monday for the presidents' day holiday, but when they reopen tuesday, we will get key earnings and economic reports. the latest existing home sales numbers will come out wednesday that will help us see if the housing recovery is continuing because existing home sales account for about 90% of the overall housing market. on the earnings front, we will hear from walmart and marriott and all eyes will be on dell as the computermaker reports its quarterly numbers. founder michael dell has made a $24 bil
we begin tonight with what's happening at the pentagon. >> i'm barbara starr at the pentagon. defense secretary leon panetta was to be home in california in retirement, but now that congress will not deal with the chuck hagel nomination for another ten days, panetta still is on the job. he will travel to brussels for a nato summit to talk about afghanistan and other security issues. when the summit is over on friday, the big question, does he come back to the pentagon or does he try once...
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the pentagon grounded the entire fleet of f-35 fighter jets because a crack was found in the engine of one of the planes dungbillion, the f-35 program is the most expensive weapon system in military history. number five, police are on an intense manhunt foreign the occupants of a range rover involved in a las vegas shooting. shots fired from that car killed the driver of a maserati which then crashed into a taxi. the taxi driver and his occupant were both killed. it caused a major pileup on the las vegas strip and there were three others injured. >>> now to the high-profile case of olympic icon oscar pistorius accused of murdering his model girlfriend reeva steenkamp. a south african judge granted him bail saying he's not a flight risk. it's a tale that has more twists and turns than a hollywood movie. earlier i asked jane velez-mitchell if granting bail was the right call. >> i do not. i think it's actually an outrage. imagine how all the people behind bars in south african james feel right now accused of lesser crimes, mind you. i think we're going to see quite possibly a whitewash i
the pentagon grounded the entire fleet of f-35 fighter jets because a crack was found in the engine of one of the planes dungbillion, the f-35 program is the most expensive weapon system in military history. number five, police are on an intense manhunt foreign the occupants of a range rover involved in a las vegas shooting. shots fired from that car killed the driver of a maserati which then crashed into a taxi. the taxi driver and his occupant were both killed. it caused a major pileup on the...
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our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr is here. senior international correspondent nic robertson is here as well. >>> my question to you is simple. how big a deal is this? >> it's a huge deal to get him. he's a big player in al qaeda. he is in one of the key target areas, the north of africa. the chaos that's followed the arab spring, particularly in libya. there's a growing band of islamists. members specifically from al qaeda and pakistan afghan border region, to set up training camps inside libya. they pose a threat not just in libya, but across the whole of northern africa, mali, algeria and potentially into europe. the reporting we've done on the group has indicated that their plans are not just build a network in the north of africa, but to use that as a base to target western interests inside europe. how or if he was fitting into that speck truck of al qaeda's planning, we don't know specifically, but we do understand that for at least the past year, he's lived fairly openly in tripoli in libya. the libyan authorities there
our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr is here. senior international correspondent nic robertson is here as well. >>> my question to you is simple. how big a deal is this? >> it's a huge deal to get him. he's a big player in al qaeda. he is in one of the key target areas, the north of africa. the chaos that's followed the arab spring, particularly in libya. there's a growing band of islamists. members specifically from al qaeda and pakistan afghan border region, to set up...
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. >>> the pentagon ordered its entire fleet of f-35 fighter jets grounded. here's why. a crack was found in the engine of one of the planes during a routine inspection. at nearly $400 billion, this high-tech jet system, this is for all of them, the most expensive weapon system in military history. $400 billion buys you 51 planes in that fleet. >>> a homework assignment has many up in arms. listen to this. two teachers at a new york elementary school wrote math word problems on slavery. here's one of the questions -- in a slave ship, there are 3,799 slaves. one day the slaves took over the ship. 1,897 slaves were dead. how many slaves are left? we could have done this with apples. the department of education says they will take disciplinary action against those teachers. training will also be required for all staff at the school. >>> the justice department says it plans to sue lance armstrong for using performance-enhancing drugs. they will join in the suit filed two years ago by former teammate floyd landis. the civil lawsuit claims that armstrong and his teammates viol
. >>> the pentagon ordered its entire fleet of f-35 fighter jets grounded. here's why. a crack was found in the engine of one of the planes during a routine inspection. at nearly $400 billion, this high-tech jet system, this is for all of them, the most expensive weapon system in military history. $400 billion buys you 51 planes in that fleet. >>> a homework assignment has many up in arms. listen to this. two teachers at a new york elementary school wrote math word problems on...
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the pentagon says it was never asked, but the fact that the state department, the cia and pentagon didn't get together saying we need to have marines floating off of libya, that was the greatest crime. they had no fire department anywhere close. >> john, thank you very much. of course, greater than the crime may be the coverup. up next, was it a coverup by the obama administration? and will anyone ever be brought to justice? >> it might not be tomorrow or this year, but i do think at some point in time the individuals responsible are going to be found and there will be justice. and choose from one of five lexus hybrids that's right for you, including the lexus es and ct hybrids. ♪ this is the pursuit of perfection. just by talking to a helmet. it grabbed the patient's record before we even picked him up. it found out the doctor we needed was at st. anne's. wiggle your toes. [ driver ] and it got his okay on treatment from miles away. it even pulled strings with the stoplights. my ambulance talks with smoke alarms and pilots and stadiums. but, of course, it's a good listener too. [ femal
the pentagon says it was never asked, but the fact that the state department, the cia and pentagon didn't get together saying we need to have marines floating off of libya, that was the greatest crime. they had no fire department anywhere close. >> john, thank you very much. of course, greater than the crime may be the coverup. up next, was it a coverup by the obama administration? and will anyone ever be brought to justice? >> it might not be tomorrow or this year, but i do think...
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and every day, it's hacking our pentagon and hacking our businesses. >> china, by the way, says it doesn't need to hack us. it can do all this stuff on their own and we're dilutional to think they would be getting anything from us. they don't need it. what can we learn from china? >> thompson routers just publishedpublish ed an article on may 31st that says the u.s. is the largest hacking country on earth. we do plenty of the same thing that china does, and this is really about the two elite groups coming together to work out what sort of rules of the game they want to abide by. but it would be very difficult for us to preach and tell them you can't do this if we're actually the biggest offender. so we need to have a strategy about how we want to approach this in a smart way. >> i think the thing that concerns the people of the pentagon is we have the military secrets to be stolen. there aren't military secrets to be stolen from china. the chinese eager to level the playing field. the u.s. eager to keep its own stuff inhouse. >> true, i would say we're more advanced in men aany of these th
and every day, it's hacking our pentagon and hacking our businesses. >> china, by the way, says it doesn't need to hack us. it can do all this stuff on their own and we're dilutional to think they would be getting anything from us. they don't need it. what can we learn from china? >> thompson routers just publishedpublish ed an article on may 31st that says the u.s. is the largest hacking country on earth. we do plenty of the same thing that china does, and this is really about the...
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barbara starr is following this from the pentagon. i want to get now to our foreign affairs reporter, elise. she is joining us by phone. listen, let's talk about how sensitive these embassy attacks are, even years later. 1998. you cover this, the state department for years as well. talk to me about that. >> well, i mean, don, 15 years after the attack. i mean, obviously, there will be you know, kind of cheers and a celebration that the master mind of the attack will be brought to justice hopefully, but i think 15 years later, that was really a watershed in terms of you know, kind of terrorist attacks against u.s. embassies abroad. really caused a major investigation or re-examination of u.s. facilities overseas. there have been so many commissions and reports and rebuilding of embassies around the world and you see as nic has been saying, 15 years later, these embassies and consulates are still fragile. on the 15-year anniversary of the attack in august, that's a heightened security concern that u.s. embassies in the arab world and in
barbara starr is following this from the pentagon. i want to get now to our foreign affairs reporter, elise. she is joining us by phone. listen, let's talk about how sensitive these embassy attacks are, even years later. 1998. you cover this, the state department for years as well. talk to me about that. >> well, i mean, don, 15 years after the attack. i mean, obviously, there will be you know, kind of cheers and a celebration that the master mind of the attack will be brought to justice...
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the pentagon says it was never asked, but the fact that the state department, the cia and pentagon didn't get together saying we need to have marines floating off of libya, that was the greatest crime. they had no fire department anywhere close. >> john, thank you very much. of course, greater than the crime may be the coverup. up next, was it a coverup by the obama administration? and will anyone ever be brought to justice? >> it might not be tomorrow or this year, but i do think at some point in time the individuals responsible are going to be found and there will be justice. this day calls you. to fight chronic osteoarthritis pain. to fight chronic low back pain. to take action. to take the next step. today, you will know you did something for your pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is a pain reliever fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. anti-depressants can increase these in children, te
the pentagon says it was never asked, but the fact that the state department, the cia and pentagon didn't get together saying we need to have marines floating off of libya, that was the greatest crime. they had no fire department anywhere close. >> john, thank you very much. of course, greater than the crime may be the coverup. up next, was it a coverup by the obama administration? and will anyone ever be brought to justice? >> it might not be tomorrow or this year, but i do think...
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these are numbers that shocked many at the pentagon. and tonight we have new details on how the iranian spy agency operates, who they're killing, and how much more powerful it might get. cnn's brian today is "outfront." >> reporter: assassination plots, terrorist bombings, cyberwarfare. tactics used around the world by iran's intelligence service. one of the largest and most aggressive spy operations in the world. that's according to a new report by government researchers commissioned by the pentagon. the report says iran's ministry of intelligence and security has 30,000 people working for it. that's compared to just over 100,000 in the 17 u.s. intelligence agencies and offices. >> from the standpoint of u.s. national security, western national security, what's the most dangerous operation that iranian intelligence has its hand in, do you think? >> well, i think the most dangerous thing they do, is terrorism. they have for decades now, developed networks with other terrorist groups, so they themselves don't necessarily have to do somet
these are numbers that shocked many at the pentagon. and tonight we have new details on how the iranian spy agency operates, who they're killing, and how much more powerful it might get. cnn's brian today is "outfront." >> reporter: assassination plots, terrorist bombings, cyberwarfare. tactics used around the world by iran's intelligence service. one of the largest and most aggressive spy operations in the world. that's according to a new report by government researchers...
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i think this is a very sensible, pragmatic decision taken by the pentagon. i think it's perhaps a little bit overdue. served as a helicopter pilot. i was in macedonia, iraq three times, afghanistan three times. kosovo. i worked closely with women. i commanded women in very key roles on key operations, successful operations. all the evidence leads me to believe quite comfortably that the decision the pentagon made is a very goodwin. and i would just like to start of pick up on elaine's point on the role of the eup tpapbltry. she's right in saying aspects of the infantry is indeed to hunt and kill the enemy. but i would also say the 21st century warfare has changed. in recent experience in iraq and afghanistan has been about counter insurgency. it's about winning hearts and phaoepbdz. a big role now is liaisoning with the locals. they don't just comprise of men. they comprise of women, of little girls. and i think the dynamic that a woman brings, liaising with the population is key and vital. >> what about women who say they are perfectly qualified to serve al
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even with that out there, the pentagon is not officially calling this a terror attack, preferring the term "workplace violence," which makes a serious difference in family benefits. sergeant ray was credited for saving the lives of six soldiers and three civilians. thank you so much for being here, thank you for your heroics that day. can you walk us through what you went through that day when you first saw major hasan. >> well, at the point that i saw major hasan, or the shooter at this point, i had got i don't know -- gotten a woman out of the building i was in and we were hiding behind a car. someone yelled at me to look out because he was coming around the corner of the building. i actually had civilian clothes on that day. i instinctually swept my shirt back to grab my pistol only to find i left my pistol at home. as a result of that, i had to make a quick decision to decide to run to the back side of the parking lot where there was coverage. we ran across the parking lot only to be engaged by the shooter. at a point about halfway between the middle of the parking lot and the rea
even with that out there, the pentagon is not officially calling this a terror attack, preferring the term "workplace violence," which makes a serious difference in family benefits. sergeant ray was credited for saving the lives of six soldiers and three civilians. thank you so much for being here, thank you for your heroics that day. can you walk us through what you went through that day when you first saw major hasan. >> well, at the point that i saw major hasan, or the...
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a ground breaking decision from the pentagon. cnn has learned that defense secretary leon panetta will announce a lift on the ban against women serving in combat positions. this is pretty incredible. this move could open up 230,000 front line jobs to women in the military. "outfront" tonight, rosa brooks, a columnist for foreign policy and has worked in the pentagon under the obama administration and david frum, former speech writer for george w. bush and critter for us. right now, 40% of active duty are women. this could be hundreds of thousand of jobs suddenly would be open to women. am i right in saying this is hublgly significant? >> it's absolutely enormous. the one thing i would say though, the it's not that we don't have women in combat positions. we have women who are ineligible under the former policy, but there really isn't any front line in today's wars. fighting heroically in combat, women who have died in combat. this change just recognizes what's already a reality, frankly. >> david, please be blunt. i know what you
a ground breaking decision from the pentagon. cnn has learned that defense secretary leon panetta will announce a lift on the ban against women serving in combat positions. this is pretty incredible. this move could open up 230,000 front line jobs to women in the military. "outfront" tonight, rosa brooks, a columnist for foreign policy and has worked in the pentagon under the obama administration and david frum, former speech writer for george w. bush and critter for us. right now,...
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we begin with cnn pentagon correspondent. this has been developing throughout the day and we have been struggling to chase this down and get the details. the u.s. government says it is taking the lead on the hostage situation. what is it doing tonight to make sure that the americans being held hostage are safe. >> the first thing they gave was to get satellite surveillance over that area which means that the fbi can now monitor to some extent what is happening on the ground. the next thing that the u.s. military did was upgrade the readiness status of the so-called commanders and extremists force. this is the small, lethal counter terrorism force that u.s. africa command did not have when the consulal ate was attacked. it allows command to be ready to go and have a team dedicated to hostage rescue and counter terrorism. this team we are told was already on its way to be in place for any potential missions that might come up. they have been diverted. they are in an undisclosed location. the defense official says with the numbe
we begin with cnn pentagon correspondent. this has been developing throughout the day and we have been struggling to chase this down and get the details. the u.s. government says it is taking the lead on the hostage situation. what is it doing tonight to make sure that the americans being held hostage are safe. >> the first thing they gave was to get satellite surveillance over that area which means that the fbi can now monitor to some extent what is happening on the ground. the next...
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we start at the pentagon with our chris lawrence. this is ground breaking stuff after women flying helicopters, combat medics, assigned to submarin submarines, this is the last great barrier to come down. >> you are talking about marine recon units and special operations forces. this was sort of the big glass ceiling that had not been broken yet. you mentioned other ones. army recently opened up special ops aviation that women could be pilots and crew members on aviation flights for special operations forces. this potentially opens up nearly a quarter of a million jobs to women in the military. >> what's the time line on this? it doesn't happen all at once. >> no. it's not like tomorrow all of these jobs are going to open all at once. some will open fairly quickly. the easiest ones to integrate where you've got a lot of women already sort of attached or working at a battalion level. those could be op in six to eight months. some of the tougher ones, special operations forces, certain elite infantry units, those may take years. what t
we start at the pentagon with our chris lawrence. this is ground breaking stuff after women flying helicopters, combat medics, assigned to submarin submarines, this is the last great barrier to come down. >> you are talking about marine recon units and special operations forces. this was sort of the big glass ceiling that had not been broken yet. you mentioned other ones. army recently opened up special ops aviation that women could be pilots and crew members on aviation flights for...
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pentagon officials here also making the case. perhaps if we look at some of the numbers we've been tallying on the congressional votes. let's start looking for the senate side. 25 yes votes, 23 no votes, 52 undecided. a long way to go. when you cross over to the house side, tougher going for the white house. 25 yes, 143 no, 256 undecided. you see the unknowns there, as well. i think the numbers lay it out very clearly. the administration from the white house to here at the pentagon to the state department has a very long way to go on this. >> one house democrat told candy crowley this morning that the president might as well drop his request before congress. tell us about that. >> well, this was democratic congressman mcgovern from massachusetts opposed to military action, not yet convinced. doesn't think it's going to work. have a listen to what he had to say. >> if i was the president, i would withdraw my request. i don't believe the support is there in congress. people view war as a last resort. i don't think people think we a
pentagon officials here also making the case. perhaps if we look at some of the numbers we've been tallying on the congressional votes. let's start looking for the senate side. 25 yes votes, 23 no votes, 52 undecided. a long way to go. when you cross over to the house side, tougher going for the white house. 25 yes, 143 no, 256 undecided. you see the unknowns there, as well. i think the numbers lay it out very clearly. the administration from the white house to here at the pentagon to the state...
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but not necessarily running the pentagon from right here. he went back to his california home over the weekend. he will travel this week to brussels for a nato summit. hagel was supposed to go to that summit. and then the big question is, after that, somewhere in the saturday, sunday, monday time frame, will leon panetta just go back to california, continue to do the job from there? will he have to come back to washington? tuesday's the big day, wolf, that's when we may find out hagel's fate. >> as far as hagel is concerned, how much grumbling, if any, do you hear over there at the pentagon, that he's becoming such a political, i guess, cause, democrats supporting him, republicans opposing him, that if in fact he is confirmed, he probably will be, but if he's confirmed, he won't be an effective representative for the pentagon in dealing with congress? because you really do need bipartisan support. >> reporter: well, this is going to be a very delicate political issue. as you know, wolf, the pentagon like, to say it doesn't get involved in po
but not necessarily running the pentagon from right here. he went back to his california home over the weekend. he will travel this week to brussels for a nato summit. hagel was supposed to go to that summit. and then the big question is, after that, somewhere in the saturday, sunday, monday time frame, will leon panetta just go back to california, continue to do the job from there? will he have to come back to washington? tuesday's the big day, wolf, that's when we may find out hagel's fate....
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i think this is a very sensible pragmatic decision that's been taken by the pentagon. i also think it's a little overdue. i served as an assault helicopter pilot. i served closely and directly on the u.s. forces. iraq three times, afghanistan three times, i worked very closely with women, i commanded women in some very key roles, in some successful operations. all the evidence to me suggests -- or leads me to believe that the decision the pentagon made is a good one. and i'd just like to sort of pick up on elaine's point about the role of the infantry. she's right in saying that aspects of the infantry is indeed to hunt and kill the enemy. i would also say the 21st century warfare has changed. 21st century warfare in recent experience in iraq and afghanistan has been about counter insurgency, it's about winning hearts and minds. a big role of the infantry now is about lee a'sing with the locals. it doesn't just comprise of men, they comprise of women, little girls. and i think the dynamic that a woman brings to a unit that is out in these rolls, liasing with the local
i think this is a very sensible pragmatic decision that's been taken by the pentagon. i also think it's a little overdue. i served as an assault helicopter pilot. i served closely and directly on the u.s. forces. iraq three times, afghanistan three times, i worked very closely with women, i commanded women in some very key roles, in some successful operations. all the evidence to me suggests -- or leads me to believe that the decision the pentagon made is a good one. and i'd just like to sort...
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it is a whole lot bigger than anyone in the pentagon thought. hillary clinton will be back to work next week. she said clinton is committed to testifying on the benghazi attacks. >>> it's been 518 days since the united states lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? well, today there was some good news on jobs. apparently we had 215,000 jobs added in december, more than economists were looking for. of course, the formal jobs number comes out tomorrow. >>> and now our fourth story "outfront." a potentially major change to gun laws in the united states. a maryland task force on guns and the mentally ill, here it is, it's a pretty interesting report, recommends that police should have the right to con phys case firearms from anyone who is deemed to be, quote, a threat to self or others. tonight, charles sophie and paul callan, who also represents psychiatrists in medical malpractice cases. so reading through this task force series of recommendations, they say, look, the biggest indicator that someone could be a problem to publi
it is a whole lot bigger than anyone in the pentagon thought. hillary clinton will be back to work next week. she said clinton is committed to testifying on the benghazi attacks. >>> it's been 518 days since the united states lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? well, today there was some good news on jobs. apparently we had 215,000 jobs added in december, more than economists were looking for. of course, the formal jobs number comes out tomorrow. >>>...
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right now the pentagon says there is no role for the u.s. military in any of this, but ironically, there is a military exercise in the region right now. a number of countries, including the u.s. and nigeria, practicing how to improve security at sea. >> barbara starr at the pentagon, thank you so much. >>> with the movie "captain phillips" out in theaters now which dramatizes the real life rescue of captain phillips in 2009 during a similar kidnapping, are we ignoring the real plight of sea captains working on these dangerous waters? i want to bring in sea captain don marcus, presidents of the international organization of masters, mates and pilots. you have been in not these pirate infested waters but others. a lot of people want to compare this attack to what happened to captain phillips off the coast of somalia but you say this area is in a completely different situation. can you explain? >> sure. it's quite a different model, as barbara said. the danger there is extreme. the model is it's part of the oil and mineral industry. they're ext
right now the pentagon says there is no role for the u.s. military in any of this, but ironically, there is a military exercise in the region right now. a number of countries, including the u.s. and nigeria, practicing how to improve security at sea. >> barbara starr at the pentagon, thank you so much. >>> with the movie "captain phillips" out in theaters now which dramatizes the real life rescue of captain phillips in 2009 during a similar kidnapping, are we ignoring...
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first, too chris lawrence at the pentagon. the turkish government says it does have more sense of who the attacker was. >> yeah, erin, they think it's a man ichevich sham li, member of the revolution people's liberation party. they say he trained in europe how to make bombs and has attacked turkish military and police officials before. right now they're doing dna tests to confirm his i. dix. the group is a throwback to the cold war, a far left revolutionary group that wants to overthrow turkey's government and establish some sort of communist state. >> why would they target the u.s. embassy? >> they are anti-capitalist. and they're very, very opposed to the u.s. and nato. analysts say probably two reasons for this attack. one is to embarrass the turkish government. two is to protest the presence of u.s. patriot missiles on turkish soil. right now, 400 american troops are in turkey and they are moving that patriot missile battery into position on turkey's border with syria. turkey requested that help because of the mortars flyi
first, too chris lawrence at the pentagon. the turkish government says it does have more sense of who the attacker was. >> yeah, erin, they think it's a man ichevich sham li, member of the revolution people's liberation party. they say he trained in europe how to make bombs and has attacked turkish military and police officials before. right now they're doing dna tests to confirm his i. dix. the group is a throwback to the cold war, a far left revolutionary group that wants to overthrow...
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how does the pentagon respond? >> it is a good question. what they are looking for is gender neutrality. the physical fitness test is one thing but being able to do a job they are saying is something else. in other words, a senior marine corps official said if you want to be a tanker in the marine corps you have to be able to load the tank mount. it weighs 50 pounds. you have to do everything possible in a small confined space to do that. they are not going to compromise on the basic skills you need to do a job. he said where there may be flexibility is do you need to be able to run x number of miles at exactly this many minutes and seconds? that may be up for debate. what the marine corps is going to do is get 400 men and 400 women and run through physical tasks, real jobs that take physical strength. they are going to see how that comes out. from there they will be able to see where these standards need to be. >> we are waiting for the secretary's official announcement happening in about 20 minutes away. >>> on capitol hill there is a new
how does the pentagon respond? >> it is a good question. what they are looking for is gender neutrality. the physical fitness test is one thing but being able to do a job they are saying is something else. in other words, a senior marine corps official said if you want to be a tanker in the marine corps you have to be able to load the tank mount. it weighs 50 pounds. you have to do everything possible in a small confined space to do that. they are not going to compromise on the basic...
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that according to a recent pentagon report released last week. is this sudden spike in numbers because more people are refusing to stay silent in the face of these kinds of assaults? >> absolutely not. those numbers are not from more people reporting. it's more people are being sexually assaulted. so we need to have some things in place that actually help with the issue. removing people like this sergeant who is, you know, perpetrating in uniform, i don't believe that people who wear a uniform and who rape should be considered service members. i mean, they should absolutely be stripped of any dignity as it relates to military service. and so if we don't do those types of things first, people aren't going to come forward. and then people aren't going to get the help that they need, you know, after that. >> brigette mccoy, thanks very much for sharing your story. thanks for your thoughts. >> thank you for having me. >>> you've also heard about eating too much salt that is bad for you. a new report finds eating too little salt can also hurt you. ♪
that according to a recent pentagon report released last week. is this sudden spike in numbers because more people are refusing to stay silent in the face of these kinds of assaults? >> absolutely not. those numbers are not from more people reporting. it's more people are being sexually assaulted. so we need to have some things in place that actually help with the issue. removing people like this sergeant who is, you know, perpetrating in uniform, i don't believe that people who wear a...
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. >> reporter: steve is a former pentagon official and retired special forces officer. he fears the trail to find the attackers may have grown cold. a tu neegs man was arrested and then released for insufficient evidence. they interviewed a man detained by libyan authorities. and sources say western intelligence agencies now believe three al qaeda ap ratives from yemen were involved in the benghazi attack. >> are you confident in how the obama administration has handled benghazi before, during and after? >> no, i'm not. i'm not one of those people that are going to scream cover up and conspiracy and all that stuff. it's just we don't have all the information yet. >> chris, watching your report, there's obviously so much frustration by a lot of people. are there any leads? someone was talking about how the trail may have gone cold. are there leads on those operatives that could have been involved? >> they did trace them to northern mali, but there the trail went cold. you did a ton of reporting a few months back on mali. one of by-products of that it drove a lot of the m
. >> reporter: steve is a former pentagon official and retired special forces officer. he fears the trail to find the attackers may have grown cold. a tu neegs man was arrested and then released for insufficient evidence. they interviewed a man detained by libyan authorities. and sources say western intelligence agencies now believe three al qaeda ap ratives from yemen were involved in the benghazi attack. >> are you confident in how the obama administration has handled benghazi...
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, what are you hearing at the pentagon on this? >> right now soledad they're close mouthed about the entire situation. i have to tell you the intelligence community has been looking for some time at the very question of some of these affiliate groups said to be affiliated with al qaeda perhaps that are emerging in the region. i was just talking to some intelligence officials yesterday. what they are noticing, they say, is a number of groups throughout north africa, the middle east, this region including turkey, where they are sharing fighters, expertise, weapons, technology. this is sort of the post 9/11 era we're in now, where the small groups are rising up, they may often have their own priorities, their own targets for attack but becoming more and more dangerous because of their own ability to network and share the expertise. fighters are moving between the networks and it's causing a lot of concern. the number of al qaeda fighters rising in syria in the revolution there and moving throughout the region so i think it's safe to s
, what are you hearing at the pentagon on this? >> right now soledad they're close mouthed about the entire situation. i have to tell you the intelligence community has been looking for some time at the very question of some of these affiliate groups said to be affiliated with al qaeda perhaps that are emerging in the region. i was just talking to some intelligence officials yesterday. what they are noticing, they say, is a number of groups throughout north africa, the middle east, this...
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this time, the pentagon taking no chances. putting the 150 marines into the region, even before there are orders to go. they don't want this to happen again. >> and barbara, what is the latest you hear about the u.s. personnel wounded over the weekend? >> yeah, this is both sad and happy news, john, three of the four navy seals are expected shortly as in the coming hours, as a matter of fact, to land at the u.s. military hospital in germany. the very hospital that has treated thousands of wounded from iraq and afghanistan over the years. one navy seal remains behind in hospital in nairobi. he was very seriously hurt. he is expected to make it but his injuries were so serious the military flew a special surgical team into nairobi to provide a medical team and they have a military plane equipped on standby, to bring him out if needed. >> our thoughts and prayers go out to everybody. >>> and again, this is a very dangerous time to be a american in that part of the world. rob mckee is a private security manager for the firm, warri
this time, the pentagon taking no chances. putting the 150 marines into the region, even before there are orders to go. they don't want this to happen again. >> and barbara, what is the latest you hear about the u.s. personnel wounded over the weekend? >> yeah, this is both sad and happy news, john, three of the four navy seals are expected shortly as in the coming hours, as a matter of fact, to land at the u.s. military hospital in germany. the very hospital that has treated...
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and, of course, remembering 9/11 at the world trade center site and the pentagon, as well. you know, what is interesting and a little troubling i suppose is that you were able to find one of the people that authorities were looking for when it came to the benghazi attack but nobody has been arrested. >> reporter: that's right. and it's been a year. to some degree, a lot of critics of the obama administration will say that this is completely inexcusable, especially given that the fbi last named a prime suspect, ahmed, the individual that we were able to meet with when we were in benghazi back in may. this is a man not even bothering to try to hide. he does not feel as if anyone is going to be coming after him. he spoke to us quite openly for a few hours. he denies any sort of direct involvement in coordinating the attack but does admit that he was on scene. of course, the big question raised in all of this is, if he is not in fact a suspect, if he was not, in fact, involved at the very least, he is a key witness. why has no one reaped out to him just yet. herein lies the inn
and, of course, remembering 9/11 at the world trade center site and the pentagon, as well. you know, what is interesting and a little troubling i suppose is that you were able to find one of the people that authorities were looking for when it came to the benghazi attack but nobody has been arrested. >> reporter: that's right. and it's been a year. to some degree, a lot of critics of the obama administration will say that this is completely inexcusable, especially given that the fbi last...
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pentagon correspondent barbara starr is out front. >> i think that we have both a moral obligation and a national security interest in, a, ending the slaughter in syria, but b, also ensuring that we've got a stable syria. >> that was the president on may 7th after he found out the syrisir syrian government had gassed its own people. they avoided military action in syria but announced a deal that bashar al assad had agreed to turn over its chemical weapons. just a month ago secretary of state john kerry was full of optimism assad was giving up his 1,000 tons of chemical weapons for destruction. >> i think it's also a credit to the assad regime for complying rapidly as they are supposed to. >> reporter: but was it too rosy a picture painted too soon? >> i think the public wanted to be oversold. i think the congressional actors wanted to be oversold and the administration wanted to be oversold because you wanted to be out of it. >> reporter: just this week new tv quest about whether assad is telling truth. >> we obviously bring skepticism borne of years of dealing with that regime. >> at
pentagon correspondent barbara starr is out front. >> i think that we have both a moral obligation and a national security interest in, a, ending the slaughter in syria, but b, also ensuring that we've got a stable syria. >> that was the president on may 7th after he found out the syrisir syrian government had gassed its own people. they avoided military action in syria but announced a deal that bashar al assad had agreed to turn over its chemical weapons. just a month ago secretary...
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the pentagon reached an agreement with a charity that would pay the money owed to the military families. they voted unanimously to ensure that the benefits would be restored. no one can or should argue that they deserve the funds and deserve them immediately. the question is a broader one. is the white house sending mixed messages? "outfront," tim cain, good to see you. really appreciate it. >> the white house has repeatedly said, they don't want to do this in a piecemeal fashion. but that is what is happening on some level. is the president talking out of both sides of his mouth? >> i don't think so. when we acted earlier, and my days are running together, last week or over the weekend. to do the military pay. a lot of us thought this had been taken care of. when it became clear that it was at least ambiguous or that it wasn't clear, i'm really glad secretary hagel stepped in. i'm glad the house did what they did. these benefits are benefits that should be paid. the bigger picture is this. i do think the white house is right. that you can't let people shut down the whole government and
the pentagon reached an agreement with a charity that would pay the money owed to the military families. they voted unanimously to ensure that the benefits would be restored. no one can or should argue that they deserve the funds and deserve them immediately. the question is a broader one. is the white house sending mixed messages? "outfront," tim cain, good to see you. really appreciate it. >> the white house has repeatedly said, they don't want to do this in a piecemeal...
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was the pentagon alerted? because at that point there was no question that the mechanisms could be put in place to rescue the consulate and the people there. this is not a sensitive channel. but it's very important for decision making inside washington. >> of course, also, very important as to whether the president of the united states knew and ultimately, you know, then would be held responsible for whatever decision was or wasn't made. tim, on this point, hicks, again, is seizing on the fact that the united states insulted the libyan president. the libyan president came out right away and said that this was a terrorist attack. obviously we all know that the administration refused to do so for days. and he says that because of that, the libyan government then did not want to help and did not allow the fbi to come in. so 23 days went by until the fbi came into benghazi during which time people could roam freely through the consulate. is that allegation fair? if we handled this differently, would the fbi have b
was the pentagon alerted? because at that point there was no question that the mechanisms could be put in place to rescue the consulate and the people there. this is not a sensitive channel. but it's very important for decision making inside washington. >> of course, also, very important as to whether the president of the united states knew and ultimately, you know, then would be held responsible for whatever decision was or wasn't made. tim, on this point, hicks, again, is seizing on the...
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to have the republican running your pentagon? that's their point of view. >> does a republican or group of republicans decide to filibuster? >> you need 60 votes. >> for the hold. then you raise the bar to the 60 votes. there are wounds from losing the election to president obama. conservative base of the republican party is not happy with this initial deal on the fiscal cliff. so they're looking for republicans to plant flags. now taxes and spending has nothing to do with chuck hagel except for gloria's point about a downsizing at the pentagon. chuck hagel has been on the record saying it's too bloated. while it's not connected to some of the other games of political chess in washington, in some ways everything is connected. >> the white house makes the calculation that if republicans are going to oppose chuck hagel because he ended up being opposed to the war in iraq, that's a fight the white house is happy to have. more than half of the public is opposed -- was opposed to the war in iraq, too, in the end. this is something tha
to have the republican running your pentagon? that's their point of view. >> does a republican or group of republicans decide to filibuster? >> you need 60 votes. >> for the hold. then you raise the bar to the 60 votes. there are wounds from losing the election to president obama. conservative base of the republican party is not happy with this initial deal on the fiscal cliff. so they're looking for republicans to plant flags. now taxes and spending has nothing to do with...
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president obama was at a separate pentagon service earlier this morning. he spoke to the victims' family members telling them the hearts of the nation still ache for all the lives lost that day. a service in shanksville, pennsylvania, commemorated the heroic passengers and crew members of united airlines flight 93. they tried to overtake the terrorists when the hijackers crashed the plane into a field. 40 people were killed. and on the first anniversary of an assault on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, a car bomb exploded outside a foreign ministry building in benghazi p while no one was hurt, the blast did blow away large parts of the building's facade. it was exactly one year ago today, four americans including the ambassador chris stephens why killed in a terror attack on the consulate in benghazi. security has already been tightened at western diplomatic posts around the world on this dale because of 9/11. >>> the syria debate on capitol hill, we're reaching out for reaction from both sides of the aisle. one for, one against. did the president's
president obama was at a separate pentagon service earlier this morning. he spoke to the victims' family members telling them the hearts of the nation still ache for all the lives lost that day. a service in shanksville, pennsylvania, commemorated the heroic passengers and crew members of united airlines flight 93. they tried to overtake the terrorists when the hijackers crashed the plane into a field. 40 people were killed. and on the first anniversary of an assault on the u.s. consulate in...
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chris lawrence is at the pentagon. we have fran townsend on the phone. tell us what this means. >> we've seen threats before. you see the threat warnings. the closure of so many embassies and consulates that makes this different. they believe in the credibility of the source. folks are saying this is not a specific nor corroborated threat. for them to take such dramatic action they clearly have a good deal of credibility and confidence in the sourcing of this information. >> when was the last time that something like this happened fran? when you talk about two dozen embassies and a worldwide travel alert, this seems like it's very significant. >> i think it's unprecedented. we've heard reports concern on august 4th. that's the end of ramadan. it's typically a celebration. i've got to believe that's got to do with why they're worried about that particular day. i also say we understand from the warning that it's imnating at an al qaeda linked group and in the gulf region. this has got to be al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. although officials aren't sayin
chris lawrence is at the pentagon. we have fran townsend on the phone. tell us what this means. >> we've seen threats before. you see the threat warnings. the closure of so many embassies and consulates that makes this different. they believe in the credibility of the source. folks are saying this is not a specific nor corroborated threat. for them to take such dramatic action they clearly have a good deal of credibility and confidence in the sourcing of this information. >> when...
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the military, the death benefits that the pentagon makes available to these military families when they lose someone supporting combat operations. those benefits include $100,000 that goes to the family within three days. their family member being killed. as well as money to pay for burial expenses, travel expenses. we know that a group called the fisher house that serves veterans has stepped in to pay for these families to be here while this is being sorted out, the fact that this shutdown is keeping the benefits from being paid out. they will work with the families for it to be paid back once it's all sorted. this is one of those rare moments to see family members grieve their fallen loved ones. >> athena jones, thanks so much. i mentioned this before and i have to say that i've spent a lot of time in iraq and afghanistan. one of the most emotional things i saw was a kandahar air force base and just happened to be there waiting for a ride back to kabul with the u.s. military and one of these ceremonies where they put the body on to the plane to bring it back to the united states happe
the military, the death benefits that the pentagon makes available to these military families when they lose someone supporting combat operations. those benefits include $100,000 that goes to the family within three days. their family member being killed. as well as money to pay for burial expenses, travel expenses. we know that a group called the fisher house that serves veterans has stepped in to pay for these families to be here while this is being sorted out, the fact that this shutdown is...
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barbara starr is at the pentagon tonight. why is it so hard to get a straight answer here on alive or dead? >> good evening, erin. the reason is it's a remote area. the u.s. intelligence services around the world, all very unsure this evening. the u.s. has stepped up in recent days its intelligence sharing with the forces of chad, wh with the french, but chad forces went in on the ground, conducted this attack on what they said was a jihadist base in northern mali, the question is, is there evidence, is there intelligence that belmoktar was even there when the attack happened. is there imagery, cell phone intercepts, internet traffic, signs of a funeral planned for an al qaeda leader. all the things that the u.s. is still looking for that signals to them, would confirm to them that it's likely belmoktar was killed in the attack. so far, they don't see those signals. >> barbara starr, thank you very much. inquestion is who exactly is belmoktar. we know he's a veteran jihadist, 40 years old, an algerian, and at least up until n
barbara starr is at the pentagon tonight. why is it so hard to get a straight answer here on alive or dead? >> good evening, erin. the reason is it's a remote area. the u.s. intelligence services around the world, all very unsure this evening. the u.s. has stepped up in recent days its intelligence sharing with the forces of chad, wh with the french, but chad forces went in on the ground, conducted this attack on what they said was a jihadist base in northern mali, the question is, is...
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over at the pentagon. what are you learning? >> reporter: well, we've all seen the talk game changer, red line. the president has avoided specifics about what all of that means, but questions now about how much longer he may be able to actually avoid spelling it out. cnn has learned the pentagon is intensifying planning for potential military action against syria's chemical weapons facilities since a march 19th attack in aleppo appeared to show bashir al assad's troops using chemical weapons against civilians. there was classified intelligence about as many as three separate attacks. >> the use of chemical weapons would be a game changer rncht president obama says if it's proven assad's troops attacked with chemical agents the threat has escalated. >> and that means there are some options we might not otherwise exercise that we would strongly consider. >> reporter: a senior u.s. official tells cnn defense secretary chuck hagel wants detailed military options he can hand to the president if action is ordere
over at the pentagon. what are you learning? >> reporter: well, we've all seen the talk game changer, red line. the president has avoided specifics about what all of that means, but questions now about how much longer he may be able to actually avoid spelling it out. cnn has learned the pentagon is intensifying planning for potential military action against syria's chemical weapons facilities since a march 19th attack in aleppo appeared to show bashir al assad's troops using chemical...
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chris lawrence joins us live at the pentagon with the latest on this. what can you tell us about this new threat? >> sources say this was more than the usual chatter. the threat is considered both credible and dangerous, enough so that they are closing at least 17 diplomatic posts around the middle east and that region. earlier this morning on cnn's new day, the chairman of the house foreign affairs committee went further. >> it's my understanding it is al qaeda linked, all right? the threat emanates in the middle east and central asia. >> we just learned that the state department has now released a travel alert for u.s. citizens who are traveling in the middle east and north africa. separately, a u.s. official tells us that they are monitoring a specific threat in yemen, the kcapital of yemen. remember, just this thursday, president obama met with yemen's president in the white house. counter-terrorism was one of the main topics they talked about. so far, the only al qaeda affiliate that has shown both the desire and ability to attack u.s. posts overse
chris lawrence joins us live at the pentagon with the latest on this. what can you tell us about this new threat? >> sources say this was more than the usual chatter. the threat is considered both credible and dangerous, enough so that they are closing at least 17 diplomatic posts around the middle east and that region. earlier this morning on cnn's new day, the chairman of the house foreign affairs committee went further. >> it's my understanding it is al qaeda linked, all right?...
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we have our pentagon correspondent standing by. dana bash is on capitol hill, where lawmakers were briefed about. give us more details about this threat out of yemen. >> u.s. intelligence agencies have been monitoring this for months we are told. a growing threat stream out of yemen. in recent days, fresh intelligence pointed them to the fact that something may be doing down al qaeda operatives may be in the final stages of planning some sort of attack. yemen also alerting the u.s. to what they believe is the up tick in the threat in their country. they are also on high alert. you are seeing the threat really centered around yemen, but the reaction from the u.s. government is to close embassies throughout the middle east and north africa because they believe at this point it could possibly have deeper ties to al qaeda groups and al qaeda affiliates across the region. >> dana, you're reporting that vice president biden was briefing lawmakers. >> this was a meeting where he took the opportunity to tell members of the congressional le
we have our pentagon correspondent standing by. dana bash is on capitol hill, where lawmakers were briefed about. give us more details about this threat out of yemen. >> u.s. intelligence agencies have been monitoring this for months we are told. a growing threat stream out of yemen. in recent days, fresh intelligence pointed them to the fact that something may be doing down al qaeda operatives may be in the final stages of planning some sort of attack. yemen also alerting the u.s. to...